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Dubawa annual Media and Information Literacy Campaign “Week for Truth” set to commence
As part of its core mandate of championing research-based factual and verifiable content online and offline, Dubawa, a transnational fact-checking…
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PART 2: #BawumiaSpeaks: More False Claims Found in Vice President Dr Bawumia’s Digitization Speech
On November 2, 2021, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia delivered a public lecture on the digital economy of the country…
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False: The Japanese government is not disposing of all microwaves due to radio waves
Claim: Viral WhatsApp message suggests that there is an end to the microwave industry as the Japanese government has decided…
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#BawumiaSpeaks: Fact-checking Bawumia’s Digitization Speech at Ashesi
A Cocktail of True, False and Partly False Claims: Part 1
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Sam George Falsely claims EU Court has ruled declaring homosexuality not a human right issue
Claim: Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, says that the European Court of Justice has ruled that homosexuality…
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This circulating traffic photo is from Nigeria; NOT Ghana as claimed by Kwame A Plus
Claim: Popular Ghanaian social commentator, Kwame Asare Obeng, well-known as Kwame A Plus, has shared a photo on Facebook, suggesting…
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The FactChecker Ghana
A fortnightly newsletter that takes a closer look at the significance of truth and falsehood in today’s news stories.
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Crashing the Zoom-bombers’ party: fighting online meeting disruptions on Zoom
You know when gatecrashers attend a party uninvited, they may be there to have fun and no one usually gets…
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Akufo-Addo falsely claims that Ghana’s economic growth rate in 2016 was the country’s lowest in over 20 years
President Nana Akufo-Addo says that the country’s economic growth rate in 2016 was its lowest in over 20 years. Ghana’s…
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No Scientific Evidence to Support claim ‘Too Much Sex’ Causes Blindness
Claim: Viral news reports claim a Ghanaian counselor had said women can go “blind” if they have too much sex…
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